BLOOMINGTON, Minn. -- The College of Saint Benedict Athletics Department, which had five programs place in the top-five in the conference standings, has finished fifth overall with 69 points in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) All-Sports Standings.

Gustavus Adolphus finished as the leader of the all-sport standings, completing the year with 100.5 total points. The Gusties won women's conference championships in volleyball, basketball, swimming & diving, tennis, and outdoor track & field.
 
Finishing in second in the all-sport standings was Bethel with 84 points, while St. Olaf placed third with 83.5; Carleton, fourth, 72 points; followed by Saint Benedict, 69; Macalester, 60; St. Catherine, 60; Concordia, 55; Saint Mary's, 55; Hamline, 42.5; St. Scholastica, 39.5; and Augsburg, 37.

In the MIAC, Saint Ben's finished second in softball; was fourth in volleyball and fifth in basketball, outdoor track and field and indoor track and field.   

The St. Ben's softball team had a 26-14 overall record and finished 17-5 in the MIAC and for second place in the league standings. CSB, directed by head coach Rachael Click, advanced to the MIAC Playoffs Tournament Championship before falling to league champion Saint Mary's, 5-3. The Bennies closed the year with nine wins in 10 games. 

The Saint Benedict volleyball team, which was directed by head coach Nicole Hess, finished 15-12 with an 8-3 record in the MIAC for fourth place but earned a bid (24th in program history) to the NCAA DIII Tournament after winning the MIAC Tournament Championship. Audrey Spolidoro, Chaeli Haupert and Brooke Andries earned All-MIAC Playoff honors. Spolidoro and McKenna Moehrle were named All-MIAC while Kali Jones and Mackenzie Knofczynski were named honorable mention All-MIAC.

The indoor track and field team, directed by head coach Robin Balder-Lanoue, was fifth with 94.25 points at the MIAC Championships. Sabriya Farquharson won the triple jump and Jaylyn Ahlberg captured the pole vault title. In addition, Justus Floren was second in the pentathlon and second in the 60-meter hurdles to win All-MIAC honors while Lauren Berg was second in the 800-meter to earn All-MIAC as CSB had five overall. CSB had nine honorable mention All-MIAC performances, including the 4x400-meter relay and distance medley relay.

CSB's outdoor track and field team, directed by head coach Robin Balder-Lanoue, was fifth overall with 102.5 points. CSB had a pair of records at the competition and won two titles with six All-MIAC performances. Farquharson broke the school record in winning the triple jump at 11.76m – 38-07 and Ahlberg won her second straight outdoor pole vault title. In the 400-meter hurdles, Berg had a school record clocking of 1:02.18 and was All-MIAC with a second place finish. Mary Kenney earned All-MIAC honors by placing third in the 3,000-meter steeplechase while Floren was second and All-MIAC in the heptathlon. CSB also had 13 honorable mention All-MIAC performances.

In cross country, the Bennies, directed by head coach Robin Balder-Lanoue, was seventh with 166 points. Lucy Lyngen was honorable mention All-MIAC after placing 24^th at the MIAC Championship. At the NCAA DIII North Region Championships, CSB was 18^th with 464 points and led by Mary Kenney's 53^rd place finish.

In basketball, CSB, directed by head coach Mike Durbin, was fifth in the MIAC with an 11-7 conference mark and finished 17-10 overall. CSB advanced to the MIAC Tournament semifinals for a third straight year with a 68-64 first-round win over Concordia-Moorhead. The Bennies fell to Bethel in the tournament semifinals. Sophia Jonas, who broke the career three-point record for made three-pointers (264) in CSB and MIAC school history, was All-MIAC along with Megan Morgan. Jonas became the 13th player in program history to earn all-conference honors three straight years. Kira Young was named to the MIAC All-Playoff Team.

In hockey, the Bennies, directed by head coach Lindsay Macy, was tied for sixth in the MIAC with a 9-8-1 mark and finished 12-10-3 overall. CSB's Jenna Timm was named All-MIAC for a third time.    

Led by head coach Daryl Schomer, CSB golf carded a team total of 160-over par, 1,024 (340-342-342) in placing sixth at the MIAC Championship. Catherine Jance became the 46th golfer in College of Saint Benedict history to earn All-MIAC recognition. In the spring Jance became the second golfer in school history to win back-to-back individual titles.

CSB tennis, led by head coach Jack Bowe, was ninth in the MIAC with a 2-8 mark and finished 7-11 overall.

The St. Ben's soccer team, directed by head coach Steve Kimble, placed 10^th in the MIAC soccer standings at 2-7-2 with a 5-8-3 overall record. Alli Voss was named first-team All-MIAC and Olivia Miller was selected honorable mention All-MIAC.

Directed by head coach Mandy Wolvert, the swim and dive team scored 320 points to place sixth at the MIAC Championships. CSB had All-MIAC honors from Mary Morris in the 200-backstroke, including a school record clocking of 2:03.90, and in the 200-free. In addition, Morris was part of the honorable mention All-MIAC 400 free relay, which included Liz Hansen, Rachel Schlueter and Claire Canfield. Rachel Schlueter earned All-MIAC honors by finishing third in the 50 free. Claire Canfield was honorable mention All-MIAC in the 200 backstroke and the 400 IM while Ella Kolwaczyk was honorable mention All-MIAC in three-meter diving

The MIAC All-Sports competition takes a comprehensive look at each institution's performance within the Conference to award an overall champion for each gender. The men's competition began in 1963-64, with the women's competition being added in 1983-84. Starting in the 2003-2004 season, first-place points were ruled to be determined by the number of teams participating in each sport. Second-place, third place, et cetera, receive points in descending order, based on the first-place point total. Ties in the standings result in the two teams tied sharing the points equally for all tied spots in the standings.